#2152024 rank
2017peak year
39,708babies named Maddox since 1880
▼ 33%5-year trend
Maddox popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Maddox mean?
A Welsh patronymic surname from Madoc, probably from Welsh mad 'good, fortunate'. Its first-name rise came with celebrity use in the 2000s.
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Maddox
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Famous Maddoxs
Spellings & variants
MadocMadox
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